RCB vs KKR: Why is Shardul Thakur Not Playing Today’s IPL 2023 Match? Check KKR Playing XI

For the third game in a row, Kolkata Knight Riders have not included Shardul Thakur in their eleven and this comes as a huge surprise once again. The Kolkata Knight Riders haven’t been going great in this season and a win is what they are looking for in this fixture.

RCB vs KKR: Why is Shardul Thakur Not Playing Today’s IPL 2023 Match?

In what seems to be yet another shocking decision from KKR team management, Indian all-rounder Shardul Thakur has been excluded from the eleven for the second game in a row. It’s his bowling which has been under the pump this season, but the right-hand batter has already scored a fifty in this season. Despite his heroics with the bat, KKR has not included Shardul Thakur in the playing 11 and is replaced with an extra batter in Narayan Jagadeesan. Check out what Kolkata Knight Riders’ skipper Nitish Rana said at the toss,

“Second half of the tournament has started, it’s an important game. We’ve played some good cricket, some not so good. It’s time to step up. If we play well collectively, the result will be in our favour. In previous games, we’ve had forced changes. Shardul had a niggle, Gurbaz had a niggle. We were going to bat. One change from the last match – Vaibhav Arora comes in for Kulwant.”

KKR Playing 11

1. Jason Roy
2. Narayan Jagadeesan (WK)
3. Venkatesh Iyer
4. Nitish Rana
5. Rinku Singh
6. Andre Russell
7. Sunil Narine
8. David Wiese
9. Vaibhav Arora
10. Umesh Yadav
11. Varun Chakravarthy

Shardul Thakur IPL 2023 Price

Shardul Thakur, the Indian all-rounder, was picked up by the Kolkata franchise for INR 10.75 Crore in the IPL Auction 2023. He had previously played for Delhi Capitals in the 2022 IPL season at the same price.

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